Term 3 Lesson 1

What is the purpose of a newspaper report?

• To make an argument

• To inform readers of current events

• To entertain the audience with jokes

• To express your thoughts and ideas

What is the basic structure of a newspaper report?

Hint: "the ____ triangle"

Which of the following is a hyphen?

• =

• -

• ()

• :

Which of the following compound adjectives uses a hyphen correctly

• warm-blooded

• -warmblooded

• warm blooded

• warm- blooded

What does the prefix il- mean?

• Sick

• Skilled

• Many

• Not

What does the prefix im- mean?

• Within

• Inside

• Not, without

• Hidden

What does the prefix im- mean?

• Not, without

• Dark

• Ownership

• To copy

Which of the following does not use the prefix il- correctly

• illustration

• illegal

• illogical

• illegible

What is the lead in a newspaper report?

• The least important information

• The caption for the image

• The title of the report

• The most important paragraph including the 5 W's

Which of the following is not a language feature of newspaper reports

• Objective language

• Concise language

• Facts

• Persuasive language